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The Manhattan Center Gets a Face-Lift
Adelphi’s Manhattan Center is going through a transformation.
Located in downtown Manhattan, on the corner of Varick and Canal streets, the Manhattan Center provides Adelphi students with their own space in the busiest city in the world. Seated near Soho and the Financial District—and easy to access by train from Garden City—the center is the perfect launching pad for students who want to explore all that this vibrant and multicultural city has to offer.
It’s even more welcoming now thanks to a recent redesign. A gold ceiling resembles a sunrise, alongside giant posters of New York City skylines. This bright, modern makeover transforms the space, incorporating the new Adelphi brand colors to truly represent the University. The center will also include a brand-new lactation room for nursing mothers and a prayer room for all religions.
Still, the Manhattan Center isn’t just undergoing physical renovations. It will also host new programs and immersive student experiences in 2018. While the Manhattan Center has been host to degree programs in social work and teacher education, this September, the new Global M.B.A. program was added to the roster, geared toward international students looking to cultivate business management skills for a global market.
Another program, Adelphi University International (AUI), will provide English as a second language and professional development courses to prepare students for the Global M.B.A. program. The new Adelphi English Language Institute (AELI) program will also provide English-language training for nonstudents and the public, including visitors. Other programs are in the works.
These improvements will help Adelphi expand its footprint outside the main Garden City campus and continue to take advantage of the resources that nearby New York City has to offer. It will also further Adelphi’s mission of connecting with an international student base and the many learning opportunities embedded in one of the world’s most multicultural cities.
For Adelphi, the future of the Manhattan Center is as bright—and as exciting—as New York City itself.
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About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi is one of just four companies and the only university on Long Island to be named among America’s Best Employers by State for 2023 by Forbes.
A surge in 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report—up 19 spots as a Best College, up 85 spots for Social Mobility and up 35 spots as a Best Value College—supports Adelphi’s rising reputation. Adelphi serves more than 7,400 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu
